Leo XIV has 1,300 special guests on Sunday: homeless people, refugees and other marginalised people. Among them was a transgender activist – an acquaintance of Pope Francis. Rome (KNA) A first for the Pope: according to media reports, Leo XIV will also receive five trans people for lunch on Sunday. The meeting in the Vatican…
Report: Trans people at the Pope’s lunch table for the first time
Pope Leo XIV listens during a meeting with professors, staff and students at Rome's Pontifical Lateran University Nov. 14, 2025. At left is Cardinal Baldassare Reina, his vicar for Rome and chancellor of the university. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

